Fujiwara
/ˌfu.dʒiːˈwɒ.ɹə/
"fujiwara" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Fujiwara” is uncommon English (frequency #61,479 among 2,507 “F” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #61,479
- frequency rank, English
- 2,507
- “F” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A surname from Japanese; variant form Fujiwhara.
Corpus desk
Index EN-fujiwara · Fujiwara · English
Fujiwara · rank #61,479 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #61,479
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,507
- PHOTO-FINISH fugly
Nearest frequency peer: fugly (-1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Long-tail ranks near “Fujiwara”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- florin
florin
38,527 corpus weight
- fractionati…
fractionation
38,525 corpus weight
- fugly
fugly
38,523 corpus weight
- Fujiwara
Fujiwara
38,522 corpus weight
- Fusco
Fusco
38,520 corpus weight
- galvanic
galvanic
38,517 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “Fujiwara” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Fujiwara |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ˌfu.dʒiːˈwɒ.ɹə/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #61,479 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “Fujiwara” in English
Rare enough to double-check
Fujiwara is uncommon English at frequency #61,479 among 2,507 “F” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /ˌfu.dʒiːˈwɒ.ɹə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A surname from Japanese; variant form Fujiwhara.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Fujiwara, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: Transliteration of Japanese 藤原 (Fujiwara). The correct English form is Fujiwara, spelled F-U-J-I-W-A-R-A.
Definition
- 1A surname from Japanese; variant form Fujiwhara.
Etymology
Transliteration of Japanese 藤原 (Fujiwara).
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).